Mesorat%20hashas for Temurah 16:48

מאי אמרת מוזיל כהן גביה דסבר כהן דכי הוי ליה בכור אחרינא יהיב ניהלי לא דמסיק אדעתיה

the thing is obvious,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That it is in consideration for letting him have future firstlings.');">³¹</span> whereas here, we do indeed buy it'. Another version: They replied to him [Mar Zutra]: There,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of the priest who relieves the Israelite of the firstling, before the specified period mentioned above.');">³²</span> he does not give any money but here,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of the firstling whose flesh was placed before Mar Zutra to eat.');">³³</span> money was paid. Perhaps you will still say that the priest lowers the price to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In order that the Israelite might give future firstlings to this priest and not to any other.');">³⁴</span> thinking to himself, 'When the Israelite has another firstling, he will give it to me'. No,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He will not do so.');">³⁵</span> for he will rather reflect

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